YNT-eligible NASL/USL players -- 2017 In-season thread

Balerion · Nov 2, 2017

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Here's a short story on the possibility of USL D3 in Portland, Maine. They are doing what seems to be a national barnstorming tour right now, and I figure many if not most of the places they visit won't get teams, but who knows...

http://www.wcsh6.com/sports/portlan...ssible-site-for-professional-soccer/487712177

Finally, a place for the guys at college powerhouse Maine-Presque Isle to play professionally!
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Hey, former YNTer Matt Dunn played a season at Maine-Fort Kent, so you never know!

Dave Marino-Nachison · Nov 2, 2017

Balerion said: ↑

Hey, former YNTer Matt Dunn played a season at Maine-Fort Kent, so you never know!
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Those two teams just plain don't like each other!

I was joking, but ... they probably don't. FK walloped PI 8-0 a few days ago.

http://theuscaa.com/sports/msoc/2017-18/boxscores/20171024_7tiw.xml

(And I wasn't joking about PI being a power. They've been pretty strong in their division in recent years.)

Balerion · Nov 2, 2017

Philly announced USL roster moves.

http://www.bethlehemsteelfc.com/news_article/show/851204?referrer_id=2449180

They picked up Matthew Real's option. Yosef Samuel is out of contract. All their other YNT-eligible pros are on MLS deals.

Based on commentary from Curtin and Stewart in recent days, it wouldn't be surprising to see Real get an MLS deal this offseason.

Samuel was mostly a late game sub this season, which is not a particularly hopeful sign from a 97.

Dave Marino-Nachison · Nov 2, 2017

Balerion said: ↑

Philly announced USL roster moves.

http://www.bethlehemsteelfc.com/news_article/show/851204?referrer_id=2449180

They picked up Matthew Real's option. Yosef Samuel is out of contract. All their other YNT-eligible pros are on MLS deals.

Based on commentary from Curtin and Stewart in recent days, it wouldn't be surprising to see Real get an MLS deal this offseason.

Samuel was mostly a late game sub this season, which is not a particularly hopeful sign from a 97.
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Thanks -- I started the offseason thread for stuff like this:

https://www.bigsoccer.com/threads/ynt-eligible-nasl-usl-players-2017-18-offseason-thread.2077745/

Dave Marino-Nachison · Nov 3, 2017

NASL Cosmos '98 Eric Calvillo's final regular-season line: 16 games, 13 starts, 3 goals, 1 assist.

http://www.nycosmos.com/statistics

The league playoffs start Sunday with the Cosmos the #4 seed (Miami, SF, NC).

Four clubs begin quest for Soccer Bowl Trophy in #TheChampionship Semifinals on Sunday night: https://t.co/YeYNVvM46r pic.twitter.com/VuYLIBeRLc
— NASL (@naslofficial) November 3, 2017

Dave Marino-Nachison · Nov 6, 2017

The USL final will be MLS2 Swope Park vs. independent Loo City. The latter team doesn't have much interest to this thread, but the former played EPB and Felipe Hernandez in its latest match, and Wan Kuzain was on the bench.

Balerion · Nov 6, 2017

While EPB played in the quarterfinal, he wasn't in the 18 for the semifinal against OKC. I suspect we've seen the last of him for any KC teams.

Dave Marino-Nachison · Nov 6, 2017

Balerion said: ↑

While EPB played in the quarterfinal, he wasn't in the 18 for the semifinal against OKC. I suspect we've seen the last of him for any KC teams.
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I was going off the club's report -- I did not watch the game:

Swope Park Rangers: Darrin MacLeod; Colton Storm, Amer Didic, Erik Palmer-Brown, Parker Maher; Dakota Barnathan, Kevin Oliveira (Felipe Hernandez 87), Christian Duke ©; Kharlton Belmar, Lebo Moloto, Tyler Pasher (Nansel Selbol 71)

https://www.sportingkc.com/post/201...final-second-straight-conference-championship

Edit: But I see on the USL site that they don't have him playing (or in the 18, as you say) and it looks like Maher was the guy who was actually there:

http://www.uslsoccer.com/swopeparkrangers-okcenergyfc-959358

Balerion · Nov 6, 2017

Dave Marino-Nachison said: ↑

I was going off the club's report -- I did not watch the game:

Swope Park Rangers: Darrin MacLeod; Colton Storm, Amer Didic, Erik Palmer-Brown, Parker Maher; Dakota Barnathan, Kevin Oliveira (Felipe Hernandez 87), Christian Duke ©; Kharlton Belmar, Lebo Moloto, Tyler Pasher (Nansel Selbol 71)

https://www.sportingkc.com/post/201...final-second-straight-conference-championship

Edit: But I see on the USL site that they don't have him playing (or in the 18, as you say) and it looks like Maher was the guy who was actually there:

http://www.uslsoccer.com/swopeparkrangers-okcenergyfc-959358
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That's weird. I think James Musa was the player missing from the site lineup. He's listed on SPR's report as scoring a penalty, but he's not in their listed lineup or unused bench.

Dave Marino-Nachison · Nov 13, 2017

Eric Calvillo started and played 69 minutes as his Cosmos lost the NASL final to San Francisco. Now begins what promises to be quite an NASL offseason for any number of reasons.

http://www.nycosmos.com/match-center/1596/sfd-vs-nyc#tabs-2

Kombucha · Nov 13, 2017

Quite an inaugural and final season for San Fran.

Dave Marino-Nachison · Nov 13, 2017

The USL final is tonight. You can watch it on ESPNU, The UCHO.

http://www.uslsoccer.com/louisvillecityfc-swopeparkrangers-959915

Dave Marino-Nachison · Nov 14, 2017

Louisville City won the USL title; no thread-eligible players appeared for them. Swope Park gave Felipe Hernandez ('98) and Max Rugova ('00) a few minutes in the game. (Former YNTer Paolo DelPiccolo was named Man of the Match.)

And with that -- it's offseason thread time!

https://www.bigsoccer.com/threads/ynt-eligible-nasl-usl-players-2017-18-offseason-thread.2077745/

ADD: Rugova, I believe is on an academy deal with SPFC. He's scheduled to graduate HS next year.

Balerion · Nov 14, 2017

Rugova has also dabbled with a Kosovo youth camp, but nothing official.